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Suspect Steals From Stop & Shop, Threatens Employee, Leads Officer On Chase In Branford: Police
A shoplifting suspect faces numerous charges after allegedly stealing from a Stop & Shop in New Haven County, trying to attack an employee who tried to stop him, and leading an officer on a chase, police said.
The incident happened in Branford on Saturday evening, March 25, when an employee at the Stop & Shop at 22 Leetes Island Rd. confronted a man who had left the store with a cart full of items he had allegedly shoplifted, according to Branford Police.
When the employee tried to stop the suspect, identified as 31-year-old Joe Cottes-Lopez of Wallingford, he then …
Woman Abducted By Ex-Boyfriend, Takes Cops On Pursuit, Bridgeport Police Say
A man is under police guard at a hospital after he allegedly carjacked and abducted a former girlfriend in Fairfield County.
The incident took around 1;10 a.m., Thursday, Feb. 23 on the property of A.M.R. American Medical Response located at 335 Connecticut Ave., in Bridgeport, said Capt. Kevin Gilleran of the Bridgeport Police.
Gilleran said the victim, a 22-year-old Bridgeport woman, and the suspect, New Haven County resident Bradley Doyle, age 22, of Milford, are both A.M.R. employees and were previously involved in a short dating type relationship earlier this year.
During the ab…
Man Nabbed In Stolen Car With Girl, 13, At Fairfield County Mall, Police Say
A Connecticut man is behind bars after allegedly being caught in a stolen vehicle at a Fairfield County mall with a 13-year-old girl he just met.
The incident took place in Trumbull around 5:30 p.m., on Friday, Dec. 9 at the Westfield Trumbull Mall.
Trumbull Police located the vehicle, which was reported stolen to the New Haven Police Department on Wednesday, Dec. 7, in the mall parking lot where the vehicle was recovered and the occupants apprehended, said Lt. Brian Weir, of the Trumbull Police.
A Trumbull officer located 18-year-old Malikhi Isiah Odums, of New Haven, sitti…
K9 Chases Down Driver Who Fled Scene Of CT Crash, Police Say
A man who fled the scene of a one-vehicle crash was nabbed by K9 officer Drago after a three-mile chase.
The incident took place in Tolland County on Wednesday, Oct. 5 in Stafford.
According to Connecticut State Police, troopers from Troop C responded to a report of a one-car motor vehicle collision in the area of Route 190 and Michelec Road.
As they were responding, witnesses reported that the vehicle's driver, identified as Worcester County resident Joseph Marengo, age 32, of, Southbridge, Massachusetts, had fled from the area on foot, allegedly leaving three passengers behin…
5 Apprehended After Shooting, Lengthy Police Chase, Including On I-84
Five people were arrested following a lengthy police chase, including on I-84, after police saw shots coming from the vehicle.
The incident started just before 6 p.m. in Hartford on Thursday, Aug. 11 when detectives in an unmarked police vehicle in the Broad Street area when the officers saw shots being fired from a white Honda Passport.
The officers began following the vehicle, which was reported stolen out of Meriden, as the driver fled on I-84 west, said Lt. Aaron Boisvert.
Additional patrol unit attempted to stop the vehicle as it sped along the highway into Farmington, then exited, an…
Duo Sentenced In Scheme To Murder Individual, Set Fire To Fairfield County Business
Two men were sentenced to years in prison for their roles in a plan to murder an individual and set fire to a Fairfield County business.
Luis Mercado, age 55, of Bridgeport, and 35-year-old Luis Mejias, of Waterbury, were sentenced on Monday, June 27, to 10 years in prison followed by three years of supervised release, according to Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States attorney for the District of Connecticut.
They both pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm by a felon on Friday, March 25, the US Attorney's Office said.
On the morning of April 2, 2018, police attempted t…
Fight Breaks Out At Key Foods Store In Western Mass
One man was arrested for fleeing from police and having a loaded gun following a fight with another man at a grocery store in Western Massachusetts.
The incident took place in Hampden County around 5:45 p.m., Thursday, June 2 at the Key Foods in Holyoke located at 13 Cabot St.
Police responded to the store after receiving a complaint of two men involved in a fight, with one having a gun, said Capt. Matthew Moriarty, of the Holyoke Police.
When an officer arrived on the scene one of the men involved, Nelson Cruz, age 29, of Holyoke, fled on foot, Moriarty said.
The officer advised respond…
